2018 Tennessee Tech Football Roster

Dami Adekunjo - Jr.

Dami Adekunjo

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Clinton, Md.

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Aderick Moore - Jr.

Aderick Moore

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Selma, Ala.

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Cam Singletary - Fr.

Cam Singletary

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-8
Position: WR
Hometown: Moultrie, Ga.

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Deven Sullivan - Sr.

Deven Sullivan

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-3
Position: RB
Hometown: Tuscumbia, Ala.
High School: Muscle Shoals HS

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Eriq Fadahunsi - Jr.

Eriq Fadahunsi

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-11
Position: DB
Hometown: Bryans Road, Md.

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Bailey Fisher - Fr.

Bailey Fisher

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: QB
Hometown: Clayton, Ga.

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Anthony Akers - Sr.

Anthony Akers

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DL
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
High School: Oakland HS

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Melvin Holland Jr. - Gr.

Melvin Holland Jr.

Class: Gr.
Height: 6-3
Position: WR
Hometown: Ashburn, Va.

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Alex Carling - Sr.

Alex Carling

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-5
Position: TE
Hometown: Scranton, Pa.

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Jeremiah Edwards - Fr.

Jeremiah Edwards

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: WR
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

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Josh Poplar - R-Jr.

Josh Poplar

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Knoxville Central HS

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Brad Clark - Fr.

Brad Clark

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: WR
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.

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Tim Collins - Sr.

Tim Collins

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-5
Position: DL
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
High School: Restoration Academy

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Josh Cunningham - Sr.

Josh Cunningham

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-10
Position: WR
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
High School: Oakland HS

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Nick Madonia - Sr.

#10

Nick Madonia

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-10
Position: K
Hometown: Arrington, Tenn.
High School: Centennial HS

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Cade Smith - Fr.

#10

Cade Smith

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: QB
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.

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A.J. Flemister - Sr.

#11

A.J. Flemister

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DB
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
High School: Notre Dame HS

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Drew Martin - Fr.

#12

Drew Martin

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: QB
Hometown: Franklin, Tenn.

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Deontay Wilson - R-Jr.

#12

Deontay Wilson

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-3
Position: DB
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
High School: Trussville HS

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Chris McElderry - Sr.

#13

Chris McElderry

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DL
Hometown: Gadsden, Ala.
High School: Gadsden City HS

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Adam Browner - So.

#14

Adam Browner

Class: So.
Height: 6-4
Position: QB
Hometown: New Hope, Ala.

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Shannon Fayne - Jr.

#14

Shannon Fayne

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

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Marcus McMeans - So.

#15

Marcus McMeans

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Talladega, Ala.

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Luke Ward - R-Jr.

#15

Luke Ward

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-3
Position: QB
Hometown: Decaturville, Tenn.

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Jackson Guy - So.

#16

Jackson Guy

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: QB
Hometown: Englewood, Tenn.

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Brian Thompson - Fr.

#16

Brian Thompson

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DB
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

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Darrius Stafford - R-Jr.

#17

Darrius Stafford

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: WR
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
High School: Kirby HS

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Seth Carlisle - Fr.

#18

Seth Carlisle

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Red Boiling Springs, Tenn.

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R.D. Ford - Jr.

#19

R.D. Ford

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-3
Position: WR
Hometown: Huntsville, Ala.

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Tai Carter - Fr.

#20

Tai Carter

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: DB
Hometown: Spring Hill, Tenn.

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David Gist - Fr.

#21

David Gist

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: RB
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.

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Quintavious Boyd - So.

#22

Quintavious Boyd

Class: So.
Height: 5-10
Position: DB
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Andrew Goldsmith - Jr.

#23

Andrew Goldsmith

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: RB
Hometown: Jackson, Tenn.

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Mackell Pippen - So.

#24

Mackell Pippen

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.

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Branson Kramm - So.

#25

Branson Kramm

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Springfield, Tenn.

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Jamaal Thompson - R-Fr.

#26

Jamaal Thompson

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Aidan Raines - Fr.

#27

Aidan Raines

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DB
Hometown: Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

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Slater Howard - So.

#28

Slater Howard

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: DB
Hometown: Brentwood, Tenn.

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Adam Swayze - R-So.

#29

Adam Swayze

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-3
Position: DB
Hometown: Spring Hill, Tenn.

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Will Warner - So.

#30

Will Warner

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: LB
Hometown: Rockwood, Tenn.

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Luke Maynard - R-Fr.

#31

Luke Maynard

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: P
Hometown: Bannockburn, Australia

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D.J. Worthy - So.

#32

D.J. Worthy

Class: So.
Height: 5-9
Position: RB
Hometown: Kennesaw, Ga.

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Riley Darden - Jr.

#33

Riley Darden

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-8
Position: DB
Hometown: Tullahoma, Tenn.

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Heath Rexroat - Fr.

#34

Heath Rexroat

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: RB
Hometown: Jamestown, Tenn.

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DeMarius McBroom - Fr.

#35

DeMarius McBroom

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: DB
Hometown: Lebanon, Tenn.

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Cole Huner - R-Fr.

#36

Cole Huner

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 5-8
Position: DB
Hometown: Thompson's Station, Tenn.

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Kalib Graves - Fr.

#37

Kalib Graves

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: WR
Hometown: Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

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Di'Andre Johnson - Fr.

#38

Di'Andre Johnson

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-9
Position: DB
Hometown: Alcoa, Tenn.

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Randy Lewis - Jr.

#39

Randy Lewis

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-3
Position: LB
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Andrew Swicegood - R-Jr.

#40

Andrew Swicegood

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DL
Hometown: Fletcher, N.C.

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Ethan Guinn - R-Fr.

#41

Ethan Guinn

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Kingston, Tenn.

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Bryson Tolley - So.

#42

Bryson Tolley

Class: So.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Erwin, Tenn.

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Blake Alberts - R-Fr.

#43

Blake Alberts

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: P
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Josh Lee - R-Fr.

#44

Josh Lee

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: DL
Hometown: Kathleen, Ga.

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Storm Williams - Jr.

#45

Storm Williams

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-11
Position: LB
Hometown: Milan, Tenn.

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Sam Oldham - Fr.

#46

Sam Oldham

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DL
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.

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Jake Warwick - Sr.

#47

Jake Warwick

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Alcoa, Tenn.
High School: Alcoa HS

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Mitchell McClurg - So.

#48

Mitchell McClurg

Class: So.
Height: 6-3
Position: TE
Hometown: Alcoa, Tenn.

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Justin Scott - R-Fr.

#48

Justin Scott

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Acworth, Ga.

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Jack Warwick - Fr.

#49

Jack Warwick

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Alcoa, Tenn.

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Kurt Huff - R-Fr.

#50

Kurt Huff

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Camden, N.J.

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Barrett Brown - R-Fr.

#51

Barrett Brown

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: DL
Hometown: Franklin, Tenn.

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Taylor Underwood - R-Jr.

#52

Taylor Underwood

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-3
Position: DL
Hometown: New Market, Ala.
High School: Hazel Green HS

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Daly Cull - R-Fr.

#54

Daly Cull

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: OL
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Chris Tucker - So.

#55

Chris Tucker

Class: So.
Height: 6-3
Position: DL
Hometown: Jackson, Tenn.

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Michael Scavo - Fr.

#56

Michael Scavo

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: LB
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.

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Mike Rhoades - R-Fr.

#57

Mike Rhoades

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OL
Hometown: Jacksboro, Tenn.

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Trae Latham - Fr.

#58

Trae Latham

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: OL
Hometown: Oxford, Ala.

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Norman Hand - Jr.

#59

Norman Hand

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Walterboro, S.C.

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Joe Dennis - R-Fr.

#61

Joe Dennis

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: OL
Hometown: Maryville, Tenn.

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Aidan Panni - So.

#62

Aidan Panni

Class: So.
Height: 6-5
Position: LS
Hometown: Birchwood, Tenn.

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Eric Kareem - Jr.

#63

Eric Kareem

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Waldorf, Md.

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Philipp Tolksdorf - So.

#64

Philipp Tolksdorf

Class: So.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Norderstedt, Germany

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Xavier Schlueter - Jr.

#65

Xavier Schlueter

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: DL
Hometown: Petersburg, Tenn.

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Bryce Martin - Fr.

#66

Bryce Martin

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OL
Hometown: Reading, Ohio

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Riley Bodine - Fr.

#67

Riley Bodine

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: OL
Hometown: Signal Mountain, Tenn.

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Wesley Stripling - R-So.

#68

Wesley Stripling

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Riley Patton - Jr.

#69

Riley Patton

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LS
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.

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Manny Aviña - R-So.

#70

Manny Aviña

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-5
Position: OL
Hometown: Chino, Calif.

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Jarrett Key - Fr.

#71

Jarrett Key

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LS
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.

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Mackenan Thompson - Fr.

#72

Mackenan Thompson

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Calera, Ala.

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JayQuan Coles - So.

#73

JayQuan Coles

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: DL
Hometown: Stockbridge, Ga.

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McKenzie Viau - R-Fr.

#74

McKenzie Viau

Class: R-Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Fairview, Tenn.

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Schaefer Almoyan - Fr.

#75

Schaefer Almoyan

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-6
Position: OL
Hometown: Clarksville, Ga.

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Bryson Garrett - Fr.

#77

Bryson Garrett

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-5
Position: OL
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.

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Nathan Counts - Fr.

#79

Nathan Counts

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Lebanon, Tenn.

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Hunter Coleman - Jr.

#80

Hunter Coleman

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: WR
Hometown: Roswell, Ga.

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Brian Puckett - So.

#81

Brian Puckett

Class: So.
Height: 5-11
Position: WR
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.

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Seth Huner - Jr.

#82

Seth Huner

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-11
Position: WR
Hometown: Thompson's Station, Tenn.

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Landon Miller - Fr.

#83

Landon Miller

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: WR
Hometown: Clinton, Tenn.

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Clint Zierke - Jr.

#84

Clint Zierke

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-4
Position: TE
Hometown: Wayne, Ill.

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Taylor Uberti - So.

#86

Taylor Uberti

Class: So.
Height: 6-3
Position: WR
Hometown: Red Lion, Pa.

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Hunter Cope - R-Jr.

#87

Hunter Cope

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: WR
Hometown: Greenback, Tenn.

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D.J. Wilkes - Jr.

#88

D.J. Wilkes

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-3
Position: TE
Hometown: Jackson, Tenn.

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Tavin Kilpatrick - So.

#89

Tavin Kilpatrick

Class: So.
Height: 6-4
Position: TE
Hometown: Greenback, Tenn.

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Matthew McClurg - Jr.

#90

Matthew McClurg

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-5
Position: DL
Hometown: Alcoa, Tenn.

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Haidar Zaidan - Jr.

#93

Haidar Zaidan

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: K
Hometown: Dearborn, Mich.

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Richie Koons - R-So.

#94

Richie Koons

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-2
Position: DL
Hometown: Maryville, Tenn.

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Drew Williamson - Fr.

#95

Drew Williamson

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: DL
Hometown: Columbia, Tenn.

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Jale'n Gladney - So.

#99

Jale'n Gladney

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: DL
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.

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Coaching & Support Staff

Head Coach:
Dewayne Alexander (Tennessee Tech, 1989), 1st Season

Associate Head Coach | Tight Ends:
Doug Malone (Carson-Newman, 1982), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Offensive Coordinator | Quarterbacks:
Tre Lamb (Tennessee Tech, 2013), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Defensive Cordinator | Safeties:
Donnie Suber (Georgia Southern, 1990), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Running Backs:
Dominique Davenport (Coastal Carolina, 2010), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Linebackers:
Bruce Hatfield (Tennessee Tech, 1990), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Outside Linebackers | Special Teams Coordinator:
Taylor Hennigan (Tennessee Tech, 2013), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Cornerbacks:
Fred Marshall (Presbyterian College, 2014), 1st season

Assistant Coach | Wide Receivers:
Adam Mims (Furman, 2011), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Offensive Line:
Jake Thornton (Western Carolina, 2015), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Defensive Line:
Sam Williamson (UAB, 2005), 12th Season

Director of Football Operations & Leadership Development:
Chip Pugh (Ohio, 2000), 1st Season

Academics Coordinator:
Cody Matthews (Tennessee Tech, 2014), 1st Season

Administrative Associate:
Debbie Parker

Strength & Conditioning Coach:
Matt Hewett (UT Martin, 2011), 8th Season

Head Athletic Trainer:
Joe Erdeljac (West Virginia, 1988), 18th Season

Sports Information:
Thomas Corhern (Tennessee Tech, 2005), 3rd Season

Pronunciation Guide
	1	Dami Adekunjo	(DAH-me) (ah-dey-KOON-joe)
	2	Aderick Moore	(uh-DARE-ick)
	4	Eriq Fadahunsi	(FAHD-ah-HOON-see)
	10	Nick Madonia	(muh-DOAN-yuh)
	13	Chris McElderry	(mick-EL-dur-ree)
	21	David Gist	(hard 'G')
	22	Quintavious Boyd	(kin-TAY-vee-us)
	24	Mackell Pippen	(muh-KELL)
	29	Adam Swayze	(SWAY-zee)
	36	Cole Huner	(HUGH-ner)
	37	Kalib Graves	(KAY-lib)
	38	Di'Andre Johnson	(dee-ON-dray)
	41	Ethan Guinn	(GWIN)
	56	Michael Scavo	(SKA-voh)
	58	Trae Latham	(TRAY) (LAY-thum)
	65	Xavier Schlueter	(SHLOO-ter)
	67	Riley Bodine	(BO-deen)
	72	Mackenan Thompson	(mack-KEN-in)
	74	McKenize Viau	(VEE-oh)
	75	Schaefer Almoyan	(SHAY-fur) (al-MOY-un)
	82	Seth Huner	(HUGH-ner)
	84	Clint Zierke	(ZUR-key)
	86	Taylor Uberti	(you-BUR-tee)
	88	D.J. Wilkes	(WILKS)
	93	Haidar Zaidan	(HAY-dar) (ZAY-dan)
	99	Jale'n Gladney	(JAY-len) (GLAD-knee)

Football

2018 Tennessee Tech Football Roster

Coaching & Support Staff

Pronunciation Guide